Wooden Roller Coaster Dimensions

Height-to-length ratios for wooden roller coasters tend to be approximately in the range of 1:40 to 1:30, as shown by the red lines on the graph below:

The most distant outliers are Montezum and the Grand National. I am not sure what, if any, conclusions can be drawn, since heights are not necessarily reported consistently or accurately.

raw data

(ordered by reported length)

coaster, park

length (feet)

height (feet)

Kiddie Coaster, Rye Playland

300

16

Little Dipper, Camden Park

450

17

Little Dipper(s), Kiddie Land & Hillcrest

700

24

Teddy Bear, Strickers Grove

700

28

Rollo Coaster, Idlewild Park

900

27

Sea Dragon, Wyandot Lake

1300

36

Pegasus, Big Chief

1335

48

Beastie Coaster, PKI

1350

38

Ghoster Coaster, PCWo

1356

45

Zach's Zoomer, Michigan's Adventure

1360

40

Jack Rabbit, Clementon Lake

1380

50

Scooby Doo(s), PKD & PCw

1385

35

Comet, Waldameer Beach

1400

45

Tree Topper, Upper Clements Park

1400

60

Tomahawk, Port Aventura

1444

44

Leap The Dips, Lakemont Park

1450

41

Cannonball, Waterville

1600

65

Pegasus, D'Efteling

1614

52

Giant Coaster, Arnold's Park

1640

63

Cyclops, Big Chief

1750

70

Big Dipper, Camden Park

1800

50

Yankee Cannonball, Canobie Lake

2000

64

Sky Princess, Dutch Wonderland

2079

53

Tornado, Stricker's Grove

2080

55

Jack Rabbbit, Seabreeze

2100

75

Jack Rabbit, Kennywood

2132

70

Outlaw, Adventureland

2223

64

Cannonball, Lake Winnepesaukah

2272

70

Roller Coaster, Blackpool Pleasure Beach

2293

61

Cyclone, Williams Grove

2300

65

Racer, Kennywood

2400

76

Cyclone, Southport Pleasureland

2500

53

Texas Tornado, Frontierland

2500

53

Thunder Eagle, Race World

2500

70

Blue Streak, Cedar Point

2558

78

Zingo, Bells

2560

86

Zeus, Big Chief

2576

84

Roller Coaster, Lagoon

2598

60

Thunderbolt, Riverside Park

2600

70

Roller Coaster, Joyland

2600

80

Giant Dipper, Belmont Park

2600

73

Twisted Sisters, Kentucky Kingdom

2631

72

Comet Flyer, Whalom Park

2640

65

Screachin' Eagle, Americana

2640

78

Starliner, Miracle Strip

2640

70

Swamp Fox, Family Kingdom

2640

72

Giant Dipper, Santa Cruz Beach & Boardwalk

2640

70

Cyclone, Astroland

2640

85

Roller Coaster, Puyallup Fair

2650

57

Wildcat, Frontier City

2653

75

Judge Roy Scream, SFoT

2670

65

Big Dipper, Geauga Lake

2680

65

Raven, Holiday World

2731

80

Comet, Lincoln Park

2740

69

Wildcat, Lake Compounce

2746

85

Thunderhawk, Dorney Park

2767

80

Silver Comet, Martin's Fantasy Island

2780

83

Cyclone, Lakeside Park

2800

80

Timber Terror, Silverwood Park

2803

80

Tornado, Adventureland

2840

93

Coaster, Vancouver Playland

2840

68

Thunder Run, Kentucky Kingdom

2850

88

Zippin Pippin, Libertyland

2865

70

Hoosier Hurricane, Indiana Beach

2891

77

Blue Streak, Conneaut Lake

2900

77

Excalibur, Funtown USA

2929

88

Mega-Fobia, Oakwood Park

2956

85

Georgia Cyclone, SFoG

2970

95

Psyclone, Six Flags Magic Mountain

2970

95

High Roller, Valleyfair

2982

70

Skyliner, Lakemont Park

3000

85

Thundercoaster, Tusenfryd

3100

106

Stampida, Port Aventura

3127

84

Wild Beast, PCWo

3150

82

Grizzly, PKD

3150

87

Hurler(s), PCw & PKD

3157

83

Tremors,

3158

85

Medusa, SF Mexico

3180

84

Wildcat, Hershey Park

3183

90

Texas Cyclone, Six Flags Astroworld

3184

93

Phoenix, Knoebels

3200

78

Rolling Thunder, Six Flags Great Adventure

3200

96

Grizzly, PGA

3200

90

Roar, Adventure World (SFA)

3200

90

Thunderbolt, Kennywood

3250

95

Big Dipper, Blackpool Pleasure Beach

3295

70

Grand National, Blackpool Pleasure Beach

3302

62

Arkansas Twister, Magic Springs

3340

95

Comet, Hershey Park

3360

82

Rebel Yell, PKD

3368

86

Montezum, Hopi Hari

3380

146

Dragon Coaster, Rye Playland

3400

85

Riverside Cyclone, Riverside

3400

107

Predator, Darien Lake

3400

99

Lightning Racer, Hersheypark

3400

90

Great White, Morey's

3405

104

Racer, PKI

3415

88

Raging Wolf Bobs, Geauga Lake

3426

80

Great Am Scream Machine, SFoG

3450

105

Viper, Six Flags Great America

3458

80

Roar, Marine World

3467

95

Gwazi, Busch Gardens Tampa

3500

90

Asuka, Nara Dreamland

3547

98

Rampage, Visionland

3552

110

Wild Wild West, Warner Brothers Germany

3606

100

White Canyon, Yomiuriland

3609

116

Hurricane, Myrtle Beach

3693

105

Thunder Road, PCw

3819

93

Mighty C Minebuster, PCWo

3828

90

Screamin' Eagle, SFStL

3872

110

Twister, Knoebels

3900

102

Villain, SF Ohio (GL)

3980

108

Le Monstre, La Ronde

3990

131

Hercules, Dorney Park

4000

148

Wild One, SFA

4000

98

Mr Twister, Elitch Gardens

4000

96

The Legend, Holiday World

4039

99

Legend, Holiday World

4042

116

Tonerre de Zeus, Parc Asterix

4044

98

Comet, Great Escape

4197

95

Megazeph, Jazzland

4212

108

Timber Wolf, Worlds Of Fun

4320

95

Colossus, Six Flags Magic Mountain

4325

115

Twister II, Elitch Gardens

4460

105

Boulder Dash, Lake Compounce

4500

140

American Eagle, Six Flags Great America

4650

147

Jupiter, Kijima Park

4656

121

Ghost Rider, Knott's Berry Farm

4675

117

Texas Giant, SFoT

4920

143

The Boss, SFStL

5058

122

Rattler, Fiesta Texas

5080

176

White Cyclone, Nagashima Spaland

5363

139

Shivering Timbers, Michigan's Adventure

5383

122

Mean Streak, Cedar Point

5427

161

Son of Beast, PKI

7032

218

Lengths given in round numbers are approximate, and may be substantially incorrect [1]. Heights may be lift heights, spans, or something else. Lengths and heights were from various sources, and may not be the same as reported in the latest edition of the Guide to Ride. For the CCI coasters, I have used the lift heights (and lengths) from their web site. With apologies to the metric minded, I have used feet rather than converting to meters, since the majority of these roller coasters are in the US, and their dimensions are generally reported in feet.

Coasters with more than one lift are omitted.

[1] Case in point: I have listed the length of the Tree Topper as 1400 feet, in agreement with GtR2000. The CEC lists the lengths as 323 or 357 m, which work out to 1060 or 1171 feet. Of course, the latter may have been 1170 feet before conversion to meters. The height of this ride also seems to be uncertain.